“‎I will mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy. Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that.”— Martin Luther King Jr.

I think I love you for posting this. I had someone come in singing a not very nice song about Osama's death, and he just smiled at me afterwards, and asked if I'd heard the good news. I was disgusted. I get that he did bad things, I understand the need for justice, but joy at anyone's death just seems wrong.

Ugh, this is why I don't watch the news. It brainwashes people into thinking one way by drumming up publicity and emotions when really the issues, the REAL issues, are pushed aside in favour of some superiority complex. Really? REALLY?!

OMG!! Thank you for this!! I am glad that I am not the only one disturbed about celebrating someone's death. What the celebrating is doing is making us look just as bad as the people who celebrated 9/11 in the eyes of the world.

Continuing the cycle does not solve the problem nor does it push for any kind of solution. Everyone just needs to stop. He was a human being, a decrepit human being yes, but have some dignity for yourself, right? Yeesh. I should lower my expectations of humanity.

Thank you for posting this. I have been feeling so conflicted ever since I heard about this, because while I know that he was a man who did horrible things and hurt many people and tore apart many lives, I still feel extremely uncomfortable celebrating the death of anyone. Do you mind if I okay this is the only appropriate word I can think of right now and I obviously have been spending too much time on Tumblr reblog this?